Thoughts and Stories @ Frappe
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Re introducing ERPNext Hosting + Support
A look at the new ERPNext Hosting + Support plans and our pricing experiments through the years 2010-2022
Why you should NOT work at Frappe
Frappe is an awesome place to work, but not for everyone. Here is an honest attempt to talk about our shortcomings.
Choosing your own pay, how does this work?
A step-by-step guide on how to implement pick your own pay in your company.
How to start a movement
Notes from Offsite #6, where from a company, we became a movement.
Frappe Anti-Values
If values have to matter, they must represent a trade-off. For each value to be impactful, there must be an anti-value (things that bring us down). What are the anti-values of Frappe?
Using group intelligence to measure excellence
Can group intelligence be used to run an organization? Here are some notes from our latest experiment
Don't Be Evil
While Google quietly dropped "Don't be Evil" from their Code of Conduct, here at Frappe we just formed our own version of it.
Notes from Malshej, Frappe Trip #5
Notes from yet another epic trip with the Frappe Team.
Rights and Responsibilities of a Frappe Team Member
On 6th of August, the Frappe Team voted and adopted a general bill of rights and responsibilities of each team member
Be an Artist
Why everyone should aspire to become an artist.
Democracy at Frappe - Electing the Leadership Council
Over the past year, Frappe has become a more democratically run company. In June 2021, we elected the first Leadership Council. Here is the story.
The Sandwich Organization
Both flat organizations and hierarchical ones fail, time to try something new?
Creating impact in the post-COVID world
How should be company growth in the post-COVID world? Is money and size the only measure of a growing company? It is time to look beyond.
Pune Trip: Live Another Day
Frappe team trips are usually an emotional affair. This time things were different.
Frappe Redesign 2020
Frappe Redesign 2020 is the culmination of an 18 month effort. The biggest and longest project we have delivered to date.
Open Source is not Freemium
By restricting others from hosting their service, projects like Elastic and MongoDB miss the point of open source.
The Muddling Road to Success
Starting from first principles makes progress seem slow, uneven and complicated. Is it worth it?
Frappe + Zerodha
Zerodha's (Rainmatter) investment into ERPNext signals a massive acceptance of Open Source in enterprise software. Here is why it matters.
Surviving Remote Work
Remote work is nothing like working in an office. Will we ever adapt to it or will it force us to become someone else?
Why Pay for Support Subscription?
One of the most common objections potential customers have is that they don't want to pay per user, but only for services. Our view on why this is not ideal for anyone.